Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
White-chested Emerald (Agyrtria brevirostris) - HBW 5, p. 598
French: Ariane à poitrine blanche
German: Kurzschnabelamazilie
Spanish: Amazilia Pechiblanca
Other common names: White-breasted Emerald
Taxonomy: Ornismya brevirostris Lesson, 1829, Guyana.
Genus usually merged into Amazilia. Species has normally been listed as A. chionopectus, as name brevirostris was believed to refer to A. versicolor with an erroneous type locality. With rectification of name and consequent revised type locality, race formerly listed as whitelyi becomes nominate, with name whitelyi as a synonym. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chionopectus (Gould, 1859) - Trinidad.
- brevirostris (Lesson, 1829) - E Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam and extreme NC Brazil.
- orienticola (Todd, 1942) - coastal French Guiana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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an individual guarding the hummingbird feeder at the verandah Locality Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp chionopectus)
DAVID ASCANIO 3 March 2010 2 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4.7 -
adult singing and ruffling its feathers Locality La Fillette, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjiv Parasram 14 March 2010 3 years ago 12 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling on a plant Locality Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp chionopectus)
Peter Nash 27 April 2005 7 years ago 17 sec 4.1 -
bird perching close to the Orinoco River nearby Orinoquia Camp Locality Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 15 August 2012 38 weeks ago 16 sec 4 -
Rear and sides views of an adult, also calling Locality Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp chionopectus)
Greg Baker 23 December 1998 43 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
Different views of a bird on a hummingbird feeder Locality Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp chionopectus)
Joe Angseesing 24 October 2006 4 years ago 44 sec 4
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bird captured here off feeder in Maraval
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Stephen Romany 24 June 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Perched on a twig the bird is rain-bathing.
Locality Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
David Lingard 6 December 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Resting on a twig.
Locality Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
David Lingard 8 December 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Perched at Yerette.
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 20 May 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Adult bird.
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 26 November 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Adult perched on a small branch.
Locality Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Guyana (ssp brevirostris)
Allan Hopkins 5 November 2012 5 weeks ago 3.9
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An individual sings while perched on a thin branch, Locality Blanchisseuse Road, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
(ssp chionopectus)
Joe Angseesing 21 October 2006 3 years ago 3.5
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